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China’s economic slowdown deepens in October as housing slump worsens and investments shrink more than expected
CHENGDU, CHINA – OCTOBER 18: People walk past the Louis Vuitton store at Taikoo Li, a high-end shopping area that combines traditional Sichuan-style architecture with modern luxury retail, on October 18, 2025, in Chengdu, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images China’s slowdown worsened in October, dragged by soft consumer demand and […]
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India inflation cools more than expected in October, boosting hopes for further rate cuts
A man pushes a trolley inside a supermarket in Mumbai, India, on September 7, 2025. (Photo by Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images India’s consumer inflation cooled to 0.25% in October, strengthening hopes of more policy easing by the Reserve Bank of India. The headline inflation number was below estimates […]
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Luckin Coffee eyes U.S. relisting as five-year turnaround from fraud scandal takes hold
Key Points Luckin Coffee CEO Jinyi Guo said the company is preparing to relist in the U.S. The Xiamen-headquartered coffee chain was booted from the Nasdaq in 2020 after admitting to fabricating $310 million in 2019 revenue. Backed by top investor Centurium Capital, Luckin has rebounded to become China’s biggest coffee retailer, overtaking Starbucks, and […]
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly rise after AI-fueled rout last week
Citizens are shopping at a supermarket in Nanjing, East China’s Jiangsu province, on March 9, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Monday, after artificial intelligence valuation concerns fuelled declines in markets across the region last week. Investors in Asia are also assessing October inflation data from China out over the […]
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China consumer prices return to growth in October, producer price slump extends to three years
A store in a shopping mall in Beijing on Aug. 7, 2024. Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images Deflation pressures in China alleviated in October, as consumer prices returned to growth after falling for two straight months, though producer prices extended their slump to three years as the world’s second largest economy suffers from […]
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China’s exports unexpectedly contract in October as shipments to U.S. drop 25%
A cargo ship loaded with foreign trade containers heads towards Qingdao Port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China, on November 5, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s exports in October declined for the first time in nearly two years due to a high base effect and as businesses’ front-loading momentum tapered off ahead […]
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China’s factory activity slows down in October, missing expectations, private survey shows
Robots manufacture auto parts at a factory in Ningde, China, on Oct. 17, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s factory activity growth in October missed market expectations, dragged down by a sharper drop in new export orders, as trade tensions with the U.S. intensified during the month, according to a private survey released […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed ahead of PMI data from China
An employee works on the production line of power batteries and box chassis for new energy vehicles at a workshop on July 11, 2025 in Huaibei, Anhui Province of China. Li Xin | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Monday, after Wall Street saw all three U.S. major indexes climb Friday […]
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China manufacturing slump deepens to 6-month low in October, as PMI misses estimates
Chinese-made automobiles and construction machinery are assembled and shipped for export at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, on October 21, 2025. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s manufacturing activity in October contracted more than expected, shrinking to the lowest level in six months, an official survey showed on Friday, as trade […]
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Trump cuts fentanyl tariffs on China to 10%, says U.S. reached rare earths deal with Beijing
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News U.S. President Donald Trump said he has reached a 1-year agreement with China on rare earths […]
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